Podcast Archive



Date Posted: March 15th, 2020

Delaware Division of the Arts Podcast – March 15, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Leslie Shaffer of The Delaware Contemporary about their upcoming event, “Art & Couture: A Contemporary Centennial,” featuring fashion designs by Shawn Baron Pinkney, modeled by “Modern Day Suffragist Honorees.”

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Date Posted: March 8th, 2020

Delaware Division of the Arts Podcast – March 8, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Catherine Wimberley from New Castle County Libraries and Pat Birchenall from the Newark Public Library about this year’s New Castle County Reads program and Min Jin Lee’s novel, “Pachinko.”

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Date Posted: March 1st, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – March 1, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Wesley Paulson from the Clear Space Theatre Company, highlighting their growth in programming, activities, marketing, and artist recruitment.

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Date Posted: February 27th, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – February 23, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Brendan Cooke, General Director of Opera Delaware, about its 75th anniversary celebration, as well as its place in the opera world, upcoming opera festival, and national and international recognition.

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Date Posted: February 16th, 2020

Delaware Division of the Arts Podcast – February 16, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Melissa Paolercio, Executive Director of the Center for the Creative Arts, about their history, programming, and vision for the future.

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Date Posted: February 9th, 2020

Delaware Division of the Arts Podcast – February 9, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Tracy Richardson, co-artistic director of Melomanie, about the ensemble, their mission, and upcoming concerts that transcend cultures, gender, and time.

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Date Posted: February 2nd, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – February 2, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews Dr. Joyce Hill Stoner and 2nd year fellow Amanda Kasman about the Winterthur/University of Delaware Art Conservation program and the work that Amanda is currently doing in conserving dioramas from the 1940 American Negro Exhibition in Chicago.

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Date Posted: January 27th, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – January 26, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews James Ray Rhodes, the new executive director of the Christina Cultural Arts Center, about his engagement with the organization, his pride in its 75-year history, and his vision for its future.

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Date Posted: January 24th, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – January 23, 2020

Paul Weagraff talks interviews Delaware Artist Fellows Shannon Woodloe (2019 Emerging Artist Fellow in Visual Arts: Photography) and Chet’la Sebree (2019 Established Artist Fellow in Literature: Poetry) about their evolution as artists and how they came together to conceive and create their upcoming exhibition, “401,” at the Chris White Gallery in Wilmington.

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Date Posted: January 20th, 2020

Delaware State of the Arts Podcast – January 19, 2020

Paul Weagraff interviews David Schelat from Market Street Music, along with Jimmy Reese from Variant 6 and Hiroko Yamazaki from the Pyxis Piano Quartet, about two upcoming festival concerts as part of Market Street Music’s extensive concert season.

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